Continued
from previous post –
New
Testament scholar, J. I. Packer, points out that this title asserts
Jesus’ personal deity.
So
if Jesus was above lying for personal benefit, perhaps his radical
claims were falsified in order to leave a legacy. But the prospect of
being beaten to a pulp and nailed to a cross would quickly dampen the
enthusiasm of most would-be superstars.
Here
is another haunting fact. If Jesus were to have simply dropped the
claim of being God’s Son, he never would have been condemned. It
was his claim to be God and his unwillingness to recant of it that
got him crucified. However, there are other views those say that
crucification of Jesus was not merely because he claimed to be Son of
God but the ever increasing popularity he was gaining amongst common
masses. Priest community was afraid that if Jesus continues to get
such overwhelming support he might commence his own cult similar to
his predecessor, John the Baptist. Therefore, to consider that if
Jesus had accepted that he was not Son of God, priests of Jew
community would allow him to continue his activities in that nation
is not correct. They wanted to get rid of him anyway.
If
enhancing his credibility and historical reputation was what
motivated Jesus to lie, one must explain how a carpenter’s son from
a poor Judean village could ever anticipate the events that would
catapult his name to worldwide prominence. How would he know his
message would survive? Jesus’ disciples had fled and Peter had
denied him. That could not be exactly the formula for launching a
religious legacy.
Continues
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